Fire and Flames Projects

Do you want to play with fire? This is a collection of science projects involving fire, including how to color fire, fire magic tricks, and interesting chemistry demonstrations involving fire and flames.

Flames emits light and heat, so it seems impossible to make black fire. However, you actually can make black fire by controlling the wavelengths of absorbed and emitted light. Black Fire Materials The set-up is simple and only requires a few materials: Alcohol Salt solution Low-pressure sodium (LPS) lamp Alcohol […]

If ordinary fire just doesn’t do it for you, why not kick it up a notch by making it into orange fire? It’s easy to make orange flames. Here’s what you do. Sprinkle calcium chloride (CaCl2) onto a normal fire. Another way to produce orange fire is to dissolve the […]

Black snake fireworks are also known as Pharaoh’s snakes, Pharaoh’s serpent, or glow worms. Although called “fireworks” they are a type of small pyrotechnic that doesn’t explode or even give off sparks. When you light a black snake, it pushes out a column of ash that sort of resembles a […]

Pyromaniacs or pyros are people who have a fascination with fire, which usually involves playing with fire or setting fires. Are you a pyro? Do you know a pyro? How would you know? Well, here are some ways you might be able to tell. You might be a pyro if… […]

Make instant fire using sugar, potassium chlorate, and sulfuric acid. No matches or flame is needed for this exciting chemistry demonstration! Instant Fire Materials You only need three chemicals for this reaction: potassium chlorate granulated table sugar – sucrose sulfuric acid Perform the Instant Fire Demonstration You can do this […]

Looking for an over-the-top science-y Halloween jack o’ lantern? Here’s my favorite… a carved pumpkin that’s both covered in colored flames and shoots fire from every orifice. The colors work much like the analytical chemistry flame test in which heated ions release a characteristic spectrum of light. Materials Real Pumpkin […]